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Treating depression: New approaches to managing depression

Published: September, 2006

BOSTON, MA — Most people who seek help for depression first visit
their primary care doctors. So these professionals, along with mental
health professionals and insurers, have been looking for ways to better
identify and treat depression in the primary care setting, reports the
September issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter.

Depressed
patients are often reluctant to bring up the subject with their
doctors, so a short but valid screening test could help with detection
and diagnosis. The Mental Health Letter says doctors might
start by asking patients two questions: Over the past two weeks, have
you felt down, depressed, or hopeless? Over the past two weeks, have
you felt little interest or pleasure in doing what you normally do?
Studies suggest that almost every patient who needs treatment for
depression will answer yes to at least one of these questions.

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Learn the warning signs of depression

Depression can come on suddenly, or creep in over a long period. Warning signs include loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, lack of energy, loss of appetite, feelings of worthlessness or irritability, and a loss of interest in sex.